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= The Federation requires a status report. =

Choose a Team reporter to place your team responses here.

=Mini-Mission 1: Advocating and Implementing Project Based Learning=
 * Reflect on what you have learned about the structure, components, and rationale for project based learning and complete this mission:**
 * 1) Provide a rational for why PBL will be more successful methodology than conventional means of lecture and large class discussion.
 * 2) Provide possible PBL projects for each of the subjects taught: math, social studies, science and Antiquan language arts.
 * 3) Provide either a short jingle to help the Antiquans remember project based learning or an illustration that would help the Antiquans remember project based learning.

1. The Following Rational for why:

a. Allows learns to be more involved b. Greater retention c. Inquire: become engaged learners d. Rigor and relavance

2. Possible Projects for PBL math :Kennywood Roller-coaster Design

social studies: Simulated Election Process

science: Stop action photography for Mitosis/Meiosis

language arts: Paper Slide(performance assessment)

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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Next Steps= After analyzing and synthesizing the ideas on your chart, work together as a team to wordsmith 5-10 measurable next steps around implementation of your category



1 & 2. Get to know your teachers, create trust and relationships with you teachers, just offer... 3. Meet with administrators to share the importance of PBL, share with admin exemplary lessons using PBL 4., 5, 6 & 15 Meet with admin to create or use team planning time for PD on PBL... 7, 8, & 16 Wikispaces, Moodle, Blackboard, Blogs, Chat 9. SAS website as a resource that does link to standards 10. 11. Using team and department meetings to encourage cross-curricular PBL 12. Group emails, meet with departments, meet during team time.... 13. PDE create one Bank of IU and District Wiki's 14. moved to PD white paper

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=Mini-Mission 3: Know Your Support Systems - Full Speed Ahead= The results of the survey are here. We suggest that you save a copy of this spreadsheet so that you can sort it as you wish to be able to analyze the responses. (Team, Room, IU, etc)

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=Mini-Mission 4: Model Lessons and Galactic "Monsters"=


 * Reflection on Model Lessons:** Use the Discussion tab to respond.

Discuss these prompts with your teammates
 * Battling the Galactic "Monster" Discussions**
 * What strategies you have used to overcome the "monsters"?
 * Blog space--a district technology blog space so the the "Monsters" can go on their own and explore
 * Change of Technology personnel--this person is more willing to work with the teachers
 * Sharing information and "hooking" faculty leaders first
 * Providing learning opportunities throught trainings..allowing the teacher the option
 * Who are some of the key people in the district who MUST be on your side in order to be successful?
 * Union President
 * Curriculum Director
 * Federal Program Coordinator
 * Administration teams
 * Secretaries and support staff
 * Team leaders
 * Leaders of technology within staff
 * As you share your strategies, consider using some for your Individual Mission

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=Mini-Mission 5: Presentation to the Federation= After you have reflected (and revised?) your project, post it below. Either upload the file, embed the project, or post a link to your project.

//**Note**//: The Individual Instructional Coach Mission (IICM) should be uploaded to your specific IU page here. Please save your mission (document, podcast, movie, prezi, etc. ) with your name.

Post Final Team Mission Projects Here:
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